Deep Sea Snow

Topic

Bacterial Snow

Why It Matters

A Different Type of Snow

The word "snow" brings up many mixed reactions from many people. To people who see it a few times a year it has a magical quality, to those you see it many times a year it can become that damn white stuff, but few people when they hear the word "snow" think of the deep-sea. But deep-sea snow does exist!

Don't think that there is only deep-sea snow, there is also snow that occurs in mid-water in the oceans, but that's a story for another day.

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